Fishing hook holder for fishing poles



June 26, 1962 H. E. GARRETT ET AL FISHING HOOK HOLDER FOR FISHING POLESFiled Aug. 15, 1960 VENTO I BY 1/ United States atent 3,040,464 FISHINGHOOK HOLDER FOR FISHING POLES Harvey E. Garrett and Herman A. Garrett,both P.O., Box 113, Mulga, Ala. Filed Aug. 15, 1960, Ser. No. 49,472 1Claim. (Cl. 43--25.2)

This invention relates to a fishing hook holder for fishing poles. Ithas for its main objects to provide such a holder that will he highlysatisfactory for the purpose intended, simple in structure, cheap tomanufacture, easy tense, and very durable.

A hook on a fishing line when not in use fishing very often causesinjury by not being protected as a matter of safety to the hands andface of the fisherman. The present holder will easily prevent suchaccidents.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawing andspecification.

By referring generally to the drawing it will he observed that FIG. 1 isa plan view showing a hook holder made according to this invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the edge of the ring with tab, the connectingpart, and a full view of the hall.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the handle end portion of a fishing polewith hook holder mounted on same for use while the pole and line are notin fishing use.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the hook holdercomprises a ring 1, tab 2, connecting part 3, ball 4, holes 5 in thehall.

From the foregoing it will appear that to use the hook holder the ringis placed around the end portion 6 or a fishing pole 7, then the hall ispulled toward the outer end'of the pole. The outer part of the line 8 isheld tight on the pole to hold the hook 9 from moving toward the innerend of the pole, then the ball is pulled toward the hook and its pointedend 10 is inserted removably in a hole in the 'ball. In this conditionthere is no danger of the hook swinging about and by accident hookinginto any part of the fisherman.

The hook holder may he made of any material suitable for the purpose,but we prefer to use rubber; also it may he made in different sizes andcapacities depending on the sizes of hooks and lines and poles on whichto be used.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, we do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise detailsof structure, and we reserve the right to make all modifications andchanges so long as they remain within the scope of the invention and thefollowing claim.

Having described our invention we claim:

A fishing hook holder for use on fishing poles comprising, a structuremade of rubber including a ball having a plurality of holes in its outersurface, a ring, said ring having an integral tah as a handle, aconnecting part which is longitudinally elongated and integrallyattached by one end of the periphery of the ring with its other endintegrally attached to the hall, said connecting part being ofsufficient length to hold said ring and bal some distance apart, saidholes in the ball being of a size for the pointed end of a fishing hookto fit removably therein.

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